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Tire parameter sensing system having a tire rotation dependent transmission scheme

Title: Tire parameter sensing system having a tire rotation dependent transmission scheme

Related Patent Categories: Measuring And Testing, Tire, Tread Or Roadway, Tire Inflation Testing Installation

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The Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20060179930, Tire parameter sensing system having a tire rotation dependent transmission scheme.

1. A tire parameter sensing system for a vehicle, the system comprising: a vehicle-based unit for receiving parameter signals and for providing tire parameter information to an operator of the vehicle; a tire-based unit associated with a tire of the vehicle and rotating with the tire, the tire-based unit being located in a communication zone for communicating with the vehicle-based unit through only a portion of each rotation of the tire, the tire-based unit being configured to sense at least one parameter of the tire and to transmit a parameter signal indicative of the sensed parameter; and means for monitoring the rotation of the tire and for providing rotation information indicative of the monitored tire rotation; the tire-based unit being responsive to the rotation information for transmitting the parameter signal while the tire-based unit is located in the communication zone.

2. The tire parameter sensing system of claim 1 wherein the rotation information indicates a rotation rate of a wheel assembly that includes the tire, the tire-based unit being responsive to the rotation rate for transmitting the parameter signal.

3. The tire parameter sensing system of claim 2 wherein the means for monitoring the rotation of the tire includes a vehicle speed sensor for sensing a speed of the vehicle, the rotation rate of the wheel assembly being determined from the sensed speed of the vehicle.

4. The tire parameter sensing system of claim 2 wherein the means for monitoring the rotation of the tire includes a centrifugal sensor that is located on the wheel assembly and that provides centrifugal force signals indicative of a sensed centrifugal force, the rotation rate of the wheel assembly being determined from the centrifugal force signals.

5. The tire parameter sensing system of claim 1 wherein the tire-based unit transmits the parameter signal at least a minimum number of times, transmissions of the parameter signal being spaced from one another by approximately equal angles of rotation of the tire.

6. The tire parameter sensing system of claim 5 wherein the minimum number of times the parameter signal is transmitted is greater than a quotient of 360 degrees divided by an angle of rotation of the tire in which the tire-based unit is located in the communication zone.

7. The tire parameter sensing system of claim 5 wherein the parameter signal is transmitted the minimum number of times during a single rotation of the tire.

8. The tire parameter sensing system of claim 5 wherein the parameter signal is transmitted the minimum number of times during a plurality of rotations of the tire.

9. The tire parameter sensing system of claim 5 wherein the tire-based unit includes a controller having a timer, the controller being responsive to the timer for causing transmissions of the parameter signal at approximately equally spaced time intervals.

10. The tire parameter sensing system of claim 9 wherein the parameter signal is transmitted the minimum number of times during a single rotation of the tire.

11. The tire parameter sensing system of claim 5 wherein the parameter signal includes at least first and second portions, the tire-based unit transmitting the first portion of the parameter signal at approximately equally spaced angles of rotation of the tire and subsequently transmitting the second portion of the parameter signal at approximately equally spaced angles of rotation of the tire.

12. A tire parameter sensing system for a vehicle, the system comprising: a vehicle-based unit for receiving parameter signals and for indicating tire parameter information to an operator of the vehicle; a tire-based unit associated with a tire of the vehicle and rotating with the tire, the tire-based unit being located in a communication zone for communicating with the vehicle-based unit through only a portion of each rotation of the tire, the tire-based unit being configured to sense at least one parameter of the tire and to transmit a parameter signal indicative of the sensed parameter; and means for monitoring the rotation of the tire and for providing rotation information indicative thereof; the tire-based unit being responsive to the rotation information for transmitting the parameter signal at least a minimum number of times with the transmissions of the parameter signal being spaced from one another by an approximately equal angle of rotation of the tire so that at least one of the transmissions occurs from within the communication zone.

13. A method of operating a tire parameter sensing system of a vehicle in which a tire-based unit is associated with a tire of the vehicle and rotates with the tire, the tire-based unit being located in a communication zone with a vehicle-based unit through only a portion of each rotation of the tire, the method comprising the steps of: operating the tire-based unit to sense at least one parameter of the tire; monitoring rotation of the tire and providing rotation information indicative of the monitored tire rotation; transmitting, in response to the rotation information, a parameter signal indicative of the sensed tire parameter from the tire-based unit to the vehicle-based unit while the tire-based unit is located in the communication zone; receiving the parameter signal at the vehicle-based unit; and providing an indication of the sensed parameter of the tire.

14. The method of claim 13 wherein the step of monitoring rotation of the tire further comprises the step of determining a rotation rate of a wheel assembly that includes the tire.

15. The method of claim 14 wherein the step of determining the rotation rate of the wheel assembly further comprises the steps of sensing a speed of the vehicle and determining the rotation rate of the wheel assembly from the sensed speed.

16. The method of claim 14 wherein the step of determining the rotation rate of the wheel assembly further comprises the steps of sensing a centrifugal force at a location on the wheel assembly, and determining the rotation rate of the wheel assembly from the sensed centrifugal force.

17. The method of claim 13 wherein the step of transmitting the parameter signal includes the step of transmitting the parameter signal at least a minimum number of times with transmissions of the parameter signal being spaced from one another by an approximately equal angle of rotation of the tire.

18. The method of claim 17 wherein the step of transmitting the parameter signal at least the minimum number of times includes the step of transmitting the parameter signal a number of times that is greater than a quotient of 360 degrees divided by an angle of rotation of the tire in which the tire-based unit is located in the communication zone.

19. The method of claim 17 further including the step of transmitting the parameter signal the minimum number of times during a single rotation of the tire.

20. The method of claim 17 further including the step of transmitting the parameter signal the minimum number of times during a plurality of rotations of the tire.

21. The method of claim 17 further including the step of transmitting the parameter signal the minimum number of times with transmissions of the parameter signal occurring at approximately equally spaced time intervals.

22. The method of claim 21 further including the steps of determining a time period for the tire to rotate a single rotation, and transmitting the parameter signal the minimum number of times and at approximately equally spaced time intervals during the time period for the tire to rotate the single rotation.

23. The method of claim 17 further including the steps of transmitting a first portion of the parameter signal at approximately equally spaced angles of rotation of the tire, and subsequently transmitting a second portion of the parameter signal at approximately equally spaced angles of rotation of the tire.

24. A method of operating a tire parameter sensing system for a vehicle in which a tire-based unit is associated with a tire of the vehicle and rotates with the tire, the tire-based unit being located in a communication zone with a vehicle-based unit through only a portion of each rotation of the tire, the method comprising the steps of: operating the tire-based unit to sense at least one parameter of the tire; monitoring rotation of the tire and providing rotation information indicative of the monitored tire rotation; transmitting, in response to the rotation information, a parameter signal, indicative of the sensed parameter of the tire, a number of times with transmissions of the parameter signal being spaced from one another by an approximately equal angle of rotation of the tire so at least one of the transmissions occurs from within the communication zone; receiving the parameter signal at the vehicle-based unit; and providing an indication of the sensed parameter of the tire.

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